South Division High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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OPENING OF SCHOOL

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QPENING OF SCHGCL New term! Chattering girls gaily ascended the wide-flung steps of South Division. Boys lagged far behind, exchanging vaca- tion experiences. Boisterous greetings among the upper classmeng timid glances from the newcomers. September had called them back to school to another year of opportunity and progress. Sud- denly the bell sounded its summons. Voices ceased, shoulders straightened, eyes gleamed with interest. School had once more begun.

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THE TAKE f GFP S THE school year progresses, events important and less im- portant follow each other in swift succession. Soon after the opening of school, we celebrated Constitution Day. Over the speaker came the voice of Mr. Coblentz, introduc- ing Superintendent Potter as Hking among us all in the school businessw. Mr. Potter, whose presence at South on Constitution Day has become a tradition, appealed to the students to uphold the Constitution of the United States. After his address a brief pro- gram was presented at the base of the flagpole. To teach newcomers traffic rules, a new safety project was launched. Four lessons each semester were given to the freshies, teaching them laws for safety in the home and on the road. Following an announcement over the speaker system, clubs be- gan the year. A new club, Klub Polski, was welcomed to the ranks. Then came THE CARDINAL VVEEKLY drive. Twenty free subscriptions were given to the students who wrote the best state- ments in twenty words or less about why they liked the paper. That the march of time was heeded at South is shown by the fact that 1935 brought such changes as the new candy store, a new credit card system, and the National Youth Administration, a fed- eral plan for aiding education. The candy store was moved to a room of its own, and a new sign, smartly daubed with red and white letters, proclaimed to all that it was The Nooku. More than one sweet tooth ached from munching the creamy chocolate bars and crunchy potato chips sold there. On the new credit cards students are rated on appearance and manners, initiative, leadership, self-control, and personality. Before going to do battle on the gridiron, we had to have some sprightly cheerleaders to extract the yells from our throats. Try- outs were held in Assembly A with the men of the faculty serving as judges. james Hippert, a freshman, and George Gurda, a sen- ior, finally joined Tom Phillips, a veteran, to form the cheerlead- ing trio. So each day did its bit for school life. Soon, however, all other activities fell into the background to make way for cross country and football. 24